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bittersweet

[bit-er-sweet, bit-er-sweet, bit-er-sweet] / ˌbɪt ərˈswit, ˈbɪt ərˌswit, ˈbɪt ərˌswit /
ADJECTIVE
affecting
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unaffecting






Example Sentences

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Chances are you’ll be in good company there, with me and other musical daydreamers sharing the same sense of drifting into a bittersweet beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The production is said to be a "joyful, tender and bittersweet celebration of music, ambition and the courage it takes to be heard".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

A brownie that picks a lane and commits: dense and structured, deeply bittersweet and finished with a sharp hit of salt.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

“It’s bittersweet to have a place this long, because you do go through the generations,” Cox said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

This was Adams’s resigned but bittersweet mood in 1809, when Rush reported his most amazing dream yet.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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